/*
 * 	<pre>
 *	EasyPeas.
 *  Copyright (C) 2007 S Owen
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 * 
 * Jul 24, 2007
 * ObjectCreator.java
 * </pre>
 */
package org.easypeas.objectcreation;

/**
 * Responsible for creating Objects defined by a String denoting a fully
 * qualified class name.<br>
 * This creator is necessary to allow alternative means other than reflection,
 * which is currently the default.
 * 
 * @see ObjectCreator
 * @author S Owen
 * 
 */
public interface ObjectCreator {

	/**
	 * Creates an Object defined by a String denoting a fully qualified class
	 * name.
	 * 
	 * @param classname
	 *            the class name
	 * 
	 * @return the object
	 * 
	 * @throws InstantiationException
	 *             the instantiation exception
	 * @throws IllegalAccessException
	 *             the illegal access exception
	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException
	 *             the class not found exception
	 */
	Object create(String classname) throws InstantiationException,
			IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException;
}
